MAL-2025-5096 Malicious code in aliyun-ai-labs-snippets-sdk (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-5096 is a malicious package: aliyun-ai-labs-snippets-sdk (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.
Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-5096/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-5096/index.md)
- Package
- aliyun-ai-labs-snippets-sdk
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-5096?
MAL-2025-5096 is a malicious package in aliyun-ai-labs-snippets-sdk, published on 19 May 2025.
Official description
During the importing, it loads a file pretending to an AI model. This file contains pickle-serialized code that exfiltrates data (basic IP/username info, as well as .gitconfig) to a remote target.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-05-ai-labs-snippets-sdk
Reasons (based on the campaign):
The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
exfiltration-generic
impersonation
What should I do about MAL-2025-5096?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.